Nose ring fitting apparatus



Aug. 8, 1933. R. HAUPTNER NOSE RING FITTING APPARATUS Filed Aug. 9, 1930 VVE/VToR .Hu

Patented Aug 8, 15 331 osEf'RI G TTIn PPARATUs' Q"lc Rudolf HatiptnenlBerlin, Germany and in Germany August 2751929 6 Claims. (c t es-e32) {This invention relates toa device for fitting nose rings to cattle without necessity for preliminary perforation of the part of the nose separating the nostrils. 5

The primary objectof the inventionis to surgeon performing the same.

renderthe fitting of these nose rings a safer andniore simple operation for the veterinary In particular it is an object of the invention to. enable the dividing portion of the animals nose'to be'pierced at 'the correct pointwith a preparatory squeezing or holdingthereof under the clampingaction of agripper The new i m a on the endsof the said curvedportions or jaws of'gripperpossesses two semi-circular jaw-per: tions having-areuratel channels orring guides for supporting the nose ring to ,be applieaifand opposed supportingaor gripping fa'ces',xthe movingtogetherof which permits of a'clamping JF- -;fect'being exerted on both sides of thedivi portion of; the nose. 'Th gripper also possesses an operable lever, which is rotaryiaboht the centre point of the jaws moved together over a' ,circularpath, for advancing and causin penetration-gon the part of the ring. s Aniadditional point of novelty associated with the present invention consists in the particul embodiment of the ring'asadapted to the p v gripper, the arrangement being such that the hinge connection, which is provided to-make the.

ring of-a folding nature-in the manner known per :se, does not (as in the case, of theknown construction) dividethe ring into two exact halves, but is soarranged that the one folding portion extendsQfor.lesslthanhalf ofthe com- ,plete distance, i.e.; forms a shorter-segmentthan the otherlsegment Inthis manner the man-, .ipulatio'ngof the gripperupongthe application of the'ring is a}'veryr'considerableimprovement %'as comparedwith the knownitype'ofi ring divided into two equal halves, as under these cir-.

cumstances the, piercing action of the pointed section of the iring, which projects. to acertain extentlbeyondthef-dividing portion of the nose;

is' rende'red possible in onesingle operation, it 'being'not' untilpthis action has been completed that lthehoperable. lever strikes. against a stop.

The'other segment of the ring may then be .folded overon to the pointed end, whichlprojects to a suflicient extent ;,out of the nostril, and secured in the closed position before-the gr'ipper is opened'and the ring released. s i

Up to this point, 'i.e., during the complete operationhoi fitting the ring and also the operations preparatory thereto, the animal is held by form f of moved fullyover towards theleftL, Fig. 4 is an elevational View showing'thatiithe' lever is oscillatory in a plane disposed laterally 1 to" the gripper and disposed neat for ready Figure 5 "device,

the dividing portion of'jthe :animal? 1 Fig. ir view of the ripper with Jaw nioved 6 apart the 'ring' being shown in the: opened 6.

.dition and niountedonfthe. one side: with the pointed segment par'tly in theadvanced position asin the fitting operation;

.: Eig z shows the gripper jwher'i fclose'd; in f connection it may 'be; assumed that the dividing portion of the animals nosej situated between the ends iof theItwojavvs, the pointedpiercing segmentfof. the ring, however, still being withdrawn within the left hand jaw ,of the" gripper; 7 ,withthe haler (shownonthe right) inthe initial ipositioriflpreparatory to the piercing actionli "Eig. -3 .shows the position, of the 'parts after completed operation, thelever having-hem manipulation.

is a View of thenoslef ring 'used i the 3 vrneans of flthe. gripper; the! supporting rnembers I 'on the end s of thejaw portions firinl mf N In the drawing the grippe iwihaving the semicircular jawportions, a and His shown hav-' ing the two handles broken off, these not being. essential for the descriptioriJyThe' one jaw. a. 9

jis furnish ed withfan abutment platetj extending Y towards the centre. Both 'jawsare madef'in qchannel form by reason of flangefcapsf p, q

flanking the -circular edges-provided with x,

ends, so thatsaid' fiange caps fareopen towards tensions'or abutmentsp, q'. respectively at their 195 the inside, from which direction tl1e ring may 7 be introduced in position. The positioning oi thering inthe jaws which'in. their'entirety are, v o'f circular,form, takes place with the jaws openjioo as shown in Fig l,theringrfljtbeihg intro duced at pp and-slid roundflwhereby the segment ris as a preliminary step folded back in order touncoverthepoirited segment fr, The jaws p. and q do not require to be channel-shaped in '195."

1",77'? should be bOme'freely. 'Ihe jaws; attheir ltheir rearward portions as at this pointtheringv F front or; nose gripping ends, however, provide.

arcuate ring guides opening inwardly ofthe are for receiving portions of the ring segments nearllO I 'pivot '0, as shown in Fig. 3.

their open ends. The facing ends of these ring guides are shapedto provide appropriate nose gripping portions pq'.

The nose ring, the unequal divisioning of which at the hinge portionis readily'discernible in the drawing, is, when placed in position, sup-- ported radially by anoifset portion 1 of a lever h which is pivoted at 2 on the plate extension 1 about the center point of the circular configuration established by the jaws when closed. Said offset portion of the lever h carries a stud 7' projecting radially inward toward the ring, one segment of which is furnished in-its periphery with a hole or recess, as shown in section in Fig. 1. The lever 71. is offset, as at i, from the plane of the jaws, as shown in Fig. 4, to per mit of unobstructed manual manipulation there-- of, viz., from the position shown in Fig. 2' at one side of the jaw connection or pivot 0 into an opposite extreme position at the other side of j The intermediate position according to Fig. 1 is the preferable one for introducing the ring into the gripper; Immediately the stud on the lever h hasbeen moved into engagement with the hole or recess in the ring, the latter is securely held in the guide in a relative position to the lever hg'so that accordingly the ring segment 1 may be moved into the open position (as shownin the drawing) for the purposeof uncovering the piercing segment r.

' To withdraw the piercing segment into I a covered position it is, as preparatory step, also necessary to move the lever 'h towards the right into the extreme position as shown in Fig. 2.

By reason of the stud'engagement at 1' the ring will be moved about a circular path'in such man- V ner'that the pointed end thereof comes to rest within the jaw 39 and no longer projects beyond the end 10 of said jaw. The apparatus is now ready for use, and by applying flie ends of gripping portions p'andq' of the jaws p and q respectively to the division of'the animals nose .may be securely held in position by the application of pressure to the gripper handles.v This position is illustrated: in Fig. 2. sure temporary location of the lever h andaccordingly of the ring in the proper position,

there is provided to the side of the stop u for the ring a projection 12 on a resilient'lug w. This projection is capable ofengagingwith a hollow I or recess on the underside of the lever 71., a looking mechanism under frictional action thus precluding possibility of accidental movement.

' When the apparatus in the position according to'Fig. 2 has been-applied to the animals nose,

the fitting of the ring in the nose maybe read ily performed; by moving overfthe lever it out of the right hand position towards the left until in,= the position according to Fig. B the same thrusts against the jaw p. Upon this movement the ring iscaused to move over a circular path and pierce'the division between'the' nostrils, the same being advanced to such extent that it projects out of'the nostril (Fig.3). The ring segmentr isthen folded over into the original position on the segmentri'for making the ring ;complete, the parts being secured in the known manner bymeans of a screw or the like. With part backward rotationof the lever it towards the initial position (Fig. 1) the gripper thereupon merely requires 'to beopened to against the step.

In order to en" enable the fitted ring to be released therefrom and the gripper removed. I

,To prevent the lever h from moving accidentally out of the extreme position when the ring is being closed, it is preferable to provide a, similar arrangement as used on the opposite side (Fig. 2). For example a stud or projection 1/ may be provided'on the jaw p capable of engaging with a recess on the underside of the leverlh. I I

The apparatus according to the invention as described in the above offers .in use one important advantage consisting in the fact that the whole operation may 1 be; performed by the veterinary surgeon in reliable manner without necessity for changing his instruments, it being tent cut of the nostriL'permitting the shorterv segment r? to be readily folded over thereoninto the closed position. I :1

It will 'be understood that no restriction is made to the specific form of embodiment shown,

and that various 'modifications arequite possible within thejmeaning of the above 'description and the annexed claims withouttdeparting from the spirit of theinvention. j

What I claim as new and desire to. secure by Letters Patent is: v i

1. An animal ringing device, comprisingopposed jaws for gripping an animal prior to ringing, and means for forcing a ring from one jaw to the other-throughthe gripped'part of the animal. 7

2.'An animal ringing device comprising opposed jaws for gripping .an animalprior to ringing, ring guides on said jaws, and means 'for-forcinga'ring from one guide to the other through the gripped part of the animal.

-3. An animal ringing device, comprising opposed jaws for gripping an animal prior to ringing, curved, ring guides on said" jaws, and means movable in a curved path forforcing a ring from one guide to the other through the gripped part oftheanimal. 3 4. An animal ringing device, comprising opposed jaws for gripping an animal prior to ringing, aring-guide on, one of'said'jaws, and

:means carried by the same said jaw foriforcing 'a' ring throughthe gripped part of the animal.

5. An animal ringing device, comprisingopposed jaws for gripping an'animal, a curved ring guide on one of said jaws, a lever pivoted to the same said jaW,'said lever. beingengageable with an open ring to'force "one end thereof through the gripped part of th'e animal.

6. An animal ringing device, comprising-opposed animal gripping jaws; ring guides on said jaws, and means for forcing one end of-an open ring through the gripped part of an animal'to a point where the ends of the ring are accessible for being closed together. a Y RUDOLF HAUPTNER. 

